Why Does the Prime Minister Support Violence Against Women?

Right to Life is disappointed that The Prime
Minister, the Right Hon John Key, in response to the Green
Party’s proposal to decriminalise the killing of children
in the womb stated, “I personally support the status quo.
I have been in favour of the right for women to choose, but
there is a formal medical process around that. I think the
balance is about right and I think we should just leave it
where it is.”

Right to Life makes no apology for once
again speaking up in defence of women and the unborn child.
A National government under John Key, took office in
November 2009. It is estimated that in the five years that
the National government has been in office, that 75,000
children in their first nine months of life, were taken with
the approval of the government, to a place designated by the
government, to be killed in their mother’s womb. Their
murder is an unspeakable crime against humanity and a
preventable tragedy. It is tragic when our Prime Minister
thinks that this is acceptable. Does he also accept the
damage done to women’s health with a potential lifetime of
grief, regret and sorrow? Does he also accept that having
an abortion is associated with significant increase in risk
of depression, a 155 per cent increased risk in attempted
suicide, a 110 per cent increased risk of alcohol abuse and
an increased risk of drug abuse.

The Prime Minister claims
to support the “right of women to choose” to kill their
unborn.

There is no such right enshrined in law, nor is
there any such right upheld in any United Nation’s
Convention or treaty. There is no such right and the Prime
Minister should cease making such a dangerous and fallacious
claim that is demeaning to the dignity of women and to
motherhood.

The government should be fully aware that
Doctor Christine Forster, a previous chairperson of the
Abortion Supervisory Committee, told a Parliamentary Select
Committee in 1995 that we have abortion on demand in New
Zealand and that Certifying Consultants are using mental
health grounds to provide abortion on demand. Unborn
children are being unjustly deprived of their lives. The
government like the preceding Labour government, to their
everlasting shame have done absolutely nothing to stop the
violence. The toleration of violence in our society
commences in the womb. New Zealand is understandably
becoming an increasingly violent society. If we do not have
respect for the unborn why are we surprised that there is
increasing disrespect for those who have been born? We will
not have a just society until the violence in the womb is
stopped.

The Prime Minister is asking the community to
vote for his government in the forthcoming election for a
further three years. We are being told that the important
election issues are the economy, housing and employment.
The fact that abortion is not seen as a prime election issue
by the Prime Minister is a disgrace. The most important and
urgent priority issue in New Zealand society, is what is the
government going to do if elected to ensure effective legal
protection for the weakest and most defenceless members of
our human family.

Right to Life is not prepared to accept
the status quo,with the prospect of a further 45,000 unborn
children murdered; with the continued violence inflicted on
our women; and with the continued violation of the human
rights of our unborn. The time to act has arrived.

We call
on the government to tell the nation what the government is
going to do to stop the war on women and the violence
inflicted on our women and their precious unborn. It has a
duty to do
so.

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